Poll: How Would You Spend Your Dream Day?

In honor of Leap Day, I asked GHRI staffers about their dream ways to spend the "bonus day" of 2012. I hope they'll get to do at least some of these things on one of the 366 days this year!

"On my dream day, my son would sleep until 9 AM, allowing me to sleep in! After a leisurely breakfast, we'd take a bike ride up the Hudson River to the Little Red Lighthouse. (It's 70 degrees and sunny on my bonus day.) We'd enjoy a picnic lunch before heading back home. Then, Drew would stay with a free sitter while I indulge in a two-hour massage. I'd arrive home post-massage to a three-course meal that was prepared while I was out — and by three-course meal, I mean, appetizer, dinner, and dessert! I'd sip wine with dinner and a delicious peppermint tea before bedtime. Somewhere during the day I'd also squeeze in a couple of hours to read the paper cover-to-cover. "—Samantha Cassetty, Nutrition Director

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"I'd spend it at home with my hubby. I'd bake some goodies, like lemon cupcakes. We'd watch two movies — a drama for me and a thriller for him — and order dinner, probably Indian or Thai. Then we'd play Scrabble, probably for 3+ hours (he takes about a half hour to make one play!)." —Charmaine Rodriques, Chemist

"Catching up on reading. I'm on the first book of the Game of Thrones series and cannot put it down!" —Jennifer Sweenie, Editorial Assistant

"Not looking at a watch! To me, bonus days aren't about having plans — everything else in life is so carefully orchestrated. I'd wake up, see how I felt, and let myself indulge in whatever struck me, whether that means staying in bed an extra hour or watching an extra hour of TV. It wouldn't be about what had to be done or pleasing anyone else — a day without guilt!" —Rachel Rothman, Senior Test Engineer

"I'd spend the day with my husband and son someplace fun...like walking around Boston. We would probably do the New England Aquarium and then hit the Legal Seafood restaurant directly across the street, so we can eat what we just looked at!" —Stacy Genovese, Technical Director

"I would book a spa appointment — at the very least I would go for a massage, facial and mani/pedi. For lunch, I would dine al fresco by the water on, maybe, crab cakes and a glass of white wine. Oh, and a little shopping in between, at the designer shops (Chanel, Michael Kors, Prada, etc.) at The Mall at Short Hills." —Carolyn Forte, Home Care Director

"I'd sleep late. Read. I love serious fiction, and particularly Indian authors — River of Smoke by Amitav Ghosh is currently on my nightstand. I'd also watch movies on TV. I'm partial to Bill Murray and Albert Brooks and have seen Lost in Translation and Lost in America a zillion times." —Sharon Franke, Kitchen Appliances and Technology Director.

As for me, I'd awake without an alarm. After a leisurely brunch of a spinach, green apple, and brie omelet and extra-crispy bacon, I'd get in an outdoor yoga class (like Sam's, my bonus day is warm and sunny), or maybe stroll through a museum (or both!), then meet friends for a long dinner of sushi or tapas and wine.

How would you want to spend this year's "bonus day"? Tell us about it in the comments.